300G inwall 'stalled'

[vair]

Very happy about the flow in my tank so far, albeit empty with no rock in the way. Adding floating flake food to the water 95% of it flows over the weir in 20 seconds or less. Sinking pellets never really settle on the bottom and keep circulating in the water until they eventually go over the weir, the pellets that do hit the bottom eventually get picked back up into the water column. I have the circulation in the tank flowing like the water in a front loading washing machine would spin. Thanks again goes to Mr. Wilson for his help and tech on my flow design.

 

[vair]

OK Once they are done with figure skating and moving onto hockey then we can talk.

...at least your doing better in figure skating!

GO CANADA GO I've never had a house party that starts at 5:00 AM before tomorrow will be a first to watch the gold hockey medal match.

 

[worm5406]

Yeah... so.. about that water change station....

Good job..

BTW

No water changes just as you are about to talk out the door on holiday!!

 

[vair]

Thanks Worm. ( I promise not to mention hockey) You've always gotta do a water change before a trip don't you?

 

[leveldrummer]

This is a very nice build, Id love to have a dedicated room like this.

 

[vair]

Thanks a lot! It's amazing how small the room is becoming"¦ the tank, the sump, water storage/mixing, the HRV gets in the way, sink, my huge skimmer, other equipment. It'll be better when I get the huge water trough out holding my live rock"¦ PITA the whole time.

I'm stalled a bit again, just over thinking my electrical"¦ I think I'm up to about 21-22 different things to plug in. Which to plug where and what things to run on what circuit and what gets Apex controlled on EB8 or EB4'S etc"¦. its going to lots of electrical boxes and GFCI thats for sure. I have a sub box to install just out side the fish room and then run separate circuit in from that. Then I have to make it all pretty looking...

 

[ReefNate]

I like your idea instead of filter socks, does anyone make something like this or will you be making one?

 

[vair]

Making one. A five gallon salt bucket would work well and I've bought a few rectangle food grade type cheap containers to play with the idea as well, get the drill out... The salt bucket may just be a little to big to manage in my under bench sump.

 

[yachtdr22]

After 20 years of reefing and longer with fresh water tanks I did my first water change with out a bucket, Brute container, extra pump, hose or drip of water on me or the floor!!
Three values and it was done so much nicer. Called the wife in and showed her, "look I'm doing a water change." She didn't really seem to excited and just said, still please no water changes please before we are about to walk out the door on a holiday. I was always doing that"¦

Wasn't a real water change but it was removing fresh water from my salt water mixing tank to replace with RO/DI water and started making salt water for the first time in my mixing station, worked great. As soon as my system produces enough water I can get on placing rock and aquascaping it. Getter closer"¦

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
It is a beautiful feeling!

I just did the same in mine for the first time! (Drained out tap water, filled w/ Salt!)

 

[vair]

Thanks and congratulations to you as well! Hopefully in the next few days I'll get the rock in my DT.

Now I wish I good stop thinking about how to wire my electrical and just do it.

 

[Reefguyeric]

Very nice build cant wait to see the finished product

 

[vair]

Thanks reefguy I appreciate your comment. Making some progress hopefully I can have some relevant updates soon.

My ro/di is so slow making sooo much water right now. It has given me time to agonize on how to wire my electrical, but I think I have a plan.

 

[Reefguyeric]

Good problem to have I guess, good luck

 

[vair]

I placed my rock in the tank, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. It's about 200lbs of rock. What do you guys think? Lots of caves, hiding places, lots of swimming room and tons of places to grow corals at different levels.

(crappy pics, bad refections, terrible light sorry)









The large structure on the right side is a huge cave underneath, just can't see that in the pics. I may take out the one long rock branching coral piece in the foreground. It was my buddies favourite piece who was helping me and I wasn't even going to put it in. Different formation and really 'sticks' out IMO.

 

[dave.m]

Very nice. Yes, I would lose the branch.

Dave.M

 

[vair]

Thanks Dave! Yea the branch, it's gone as soon as he leaves, it's just sitting there and every thing else is solid and build together.

 

[Sonicboom]

Me I would stand the branch and fasten it between the two large structures in the rear...just my .2

 

[vair]

Thanks for the input on the branch but its sump bound….

 

[Reefguyeric]

I would also make a bridge across with the branch rock, looks cool

 

[canyousee]

With or without the branch looks great,rock work, tank size,fish room,just a sweet build.Thanks for letting us ride along... Mike